For a Good Cause

Thursday

Jan 24, 2013 at 3:15 AM

SANFORD — Carl J. Lamb Elementary School is joining Sanford Junior High School for the Sanford Backpack Project, in which individuals and groups are encouraged to donate food to help feed local students who are hungry at home. The school is hoping to fill and send home backpacks with hungry students every Friday. Peanut butter, jelly, cereal, oatmeal, macaroni and cheese, tuna fish, canned chicken, spaghetti sauce, pasta, chili, soups, beef stew, nonperishable food items and money for bread are examples of donations that the school is seeking. If you have any questions, or would like to donate in any way, please call the school at 324-8481.

SANFORD — A silent and live auction to benefit St. Thomas School will be held at the Sanford Town Club at 4 Washington Street on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. Items up for bid will range from ski lift tickets to weekend getaways to golf packages. Tickets cost $15 if purchased in advance and $20 if bought on the day of the event. There will be live entertainment, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. For more information, visit online at www.saintthomassanford.org.

SANFORD — The Sanford Professional Firefighters & Paramedics IAFF Local 1624, with the assistance of East Coast Marketing Group, will host its 5th annual fundraiser for the Imelda Fund, which goes toward those in need of heating assistance within the Town of Sanford. There will again be two PG-17 comedy shows that will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at the Nasson Community Center at 457 Main Street. The first show will start at 7 p.m. and the other at 9 p.m. East Coast Marketing Group, of Westbrook, will be calling local businesses and residences to raise support and enthusiasm on behalf of Local 1624 for this very important cause. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for the first show. For more information, send an email to alex@ecmgevents.com.